2026 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

Do not drive

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. It has been recalled 1 time.

Do not drive

NHTSA attached an advisory to a recall on this vehicle. Advisories apply to specific production runs — check your VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving it.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Hard Parts Internal/Mechanical25V798000Do not drive

Filed Nov 18, 202519,823 vehiclesKawasaki Motors Corp., U.s.a.

Defect. Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (Kawasaki) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ninja ZX-6R, ZX-6R KRT Edition, ZX-6R KRT 40th Anniversary Edition ABS, ZX-6R ABS, and ZX-6R KRT Edition ABS motorcycles. The motorcycles may lose engine power during operation due to seizure of a metal crankshaft bushing.

Risk. An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Owners are advised not to ride their motorcycles until the repair has been completed. Dealers will re-tighten the metal crankshaft bushing, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 15, 2025. Motorcycles in this recall that were previously repaired under recall 25V376 will need to have the new remedy performed, once available. Owners may contact Kawasaki customer service at (855) 878-4217.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine

Filed Dec 6, 2025CA

The 2026 Kawasaki ZX-6R is under an active safety recall and has been officially classified by Kawasaki as “Unsafe to Operate.” Kawasaki has confirmed in writing that there is no approved repair procedure and no repair timeline available. The motorcycle cannot be used in any capacity, but I am required to continue making payments. This is a failure to remedy a known safety defect. I am requesting NHTSA intervention because the manufacturer cannot provide a remedy for an unsafe vehicle.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2025

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths	Assessment
2026 — this page	1	1	0	Do not drive
2025	24	2	1	Do not drive
2024	18	2	1	Do not drive
2023	1	0	0	Routine
2022	1	0	0	Routine
2019	1	0	0	Routine
2015	1	0	0	Routine
2014	1	0	0	Routine
2013	8	0	0	Routine
2012	2	1	0	Routine
2011	1	1	0	Routine
2010	0	1	0	Routine
2009	5	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

NHTSA has issued a do-not-drive warning for a recall on this vehicle.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 18, 2025. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.